Kilauea Volcano Tour + iPad: Small-Group Big Island Tour with Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kona Coffee Farm
Have you felt the hot steam coming from a steam vent? Walked on lava fields? Seen a coffee tree and tasted fresh brewed Kona gourmet coffee? Viewed videos of ancient Hawaii on your personal iPad? The iPad Volcano tour is one of our most popular tours because we do all this and more. We spend time on the beach with turtles basking on the black sand all with a small group of people and iPads to enrich the experience.
Highlights:
+ 12 hour tour with Kona or Waikoloa pick up
+ Volcanoes National Park (fees included), Sulphur banks, Kilauea Iki overlook, Steam Vents, Halema’uma’u Crater
+ 1 mile walk on easy park trail (optional)
+ Lunch at a local bakery, snacks, water, dinner at local restaurant
+ Kona coffee farm tour
+ Punalu’u black sand beach
+ iPad use during tour (may share iPad with one guest)
+ Air conditioned transportation
The trip:
Pickup in Kailua Kona, drive through downtown Kailua Kona with Hulihee Palace, Stone church, coastal views, all with background pictures and videos on your personal iPad (may share iPad with one guest), Kona coffee farm tour with option to buy coffee, Punalu’u Beach Park for turtles basking on the black sand. Picnic lunch, Volcanoes National Park for hiking: Kilauea volcano and Halema’uma’u crater, place where lava covers the road, Kilauea iki overlook, hike to a Lava tube, sulphur banks and steam vents and finishing the tour with warm dinner options at a local restaurant On the drive back to Kona you are welcome to play games, listen to music and watch movies on a personal iPad.
What to bring: Walking shoes, dress in layers for weather ranging from warm to very cold, warm rain jacket, money if you would like to buy coffee or souvenirs.
Capacity: 14 guests maximum
Pick up: individual pick up time depends on your location:
Kona: (Sheraton Kona, Uncle Billys, Marriott King Kamehameha, Four Seasons Hualalai, Royal Kona, Royal Seacliff, Aston Kona by the Sea, Wyndham, Worldmark, Kona Coast Resort, private rentals) pick-up between 8-10 am
Waikoloa and Kohala Coast: (Hilton, Hapuna Prince, Mauna Kea Resort, Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Fairmont Orchid, Mauna Lani, Kolea, Lava Lava Beach Club, private rentals) pick-up between 8-10 am
Airport transfer: We recommend a ride share service uber, lyft
Tour itinerary may change depending on weather and volcanic conditions.